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BL Premium reports that an intended strike by thousands of public servants demanding higher wages hangs in limbo after the Department of Public Service & Administration (DPSA) said it had successfully interdicted the planned work stoppage. Source: Latest News
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Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 3 March 2023
In our Friday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Joburg City places senior officials from Group Forensic and Investigation Services on precautionary suspension
The Star reports that the City of Johannesburg has placed senior officials from the Group Forensic and Investigation Services (GFIS) department on precautionary suspension pending an investigation into allegations levelled against them. Source: Latest News
Labour Court orders reinstatement of mineworkers who refused to work overtime
Pretoria News reports that the question of whether it is a dismissible offence not to work overtime when requested to do so if a worker does not have an agreement with his or her employer in regard to the matter, recently came under the spotlight in the Labour Court. Source:...
Tongaat Hulett says business rescue not 'the end of the road' for its SA sugar business, asks employees to continue as normal
Fin24 reports that Tongaat Hulett says its board’s decision to put its SA operations into business rescue after a restructuring plan failed to garner support from lenders is not the end of the road for one of KwaZulu-Natal’s biggest employers. Source: Latest News
Medium-term budget policy statement “lukewarm”, says Cosatu
BL Premium reports that labour federation Cosatu has described the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) presented by Finance Minister Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday as “lukewarm” and said it was concerned that it had not been bold enough in addressing the economy, which has been “stagnant for over a...
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 27 October 2022
In our Thursday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Missing Nehawu Eastern Cape leader found murdered
AlgoaFM reports that the vice-chair of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in the Eastern Cape, Lizo Vakala, has been found dead. Source: Latest News
Government stands firm on wage increases, but buckles on welfare grants
Bloomberg News reports that in his medium-term budget policy statement presented to MPs on Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana held the line in the government’s efforts to contain the state’s wage bill. Source: Latest News
Godongwana says increase of 3% for public sector employees in best interest of fiscus and workers
BL Premium reports that, as was widely expected, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana pencilled in a 3% increase for public sector wages, an offer he said was in the best interest of the fiscus and public service workers. Source: Latest News